A history of the Edison Company, the pioneering film production company begun by Thomas A. Edison. Included are more than 140 complete films produced...

"An Introduction" provides an overview of disc content, featuring film historians Jacqueline Najuma Stewart and Charles Musser.

"The Films of Oscar Micheaux" returns to Charles Musser, who discusses the work of the pioneer moviemaker.

"The Color Line" supplies Charles Musser's thoughts on racial collaboration in film.

"Ten Nights in a Bar Room: An Introduction" - Charles Musser offers a BTS explanation for the short.

"Eleven P.M.: An Introduction" reunites with Charles Musser for a brief discussion of the Richard Maurice film.

"Religion in Early African-America Cinema" returns to Charles Musser & Jacqueline Najuma Stewart, who offers historical perspective on depictions and...

Each installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary,...